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Police question Tiruppur man on watch list

He was questioned by the NIA in 2017; No incriminating documents were found at his house on October 30

Updated - October 31, 2022 12:16 am IST - TIRUPPUR:

The Hindu Bureau
Sangameswarar Temple at Kottaimedu in Coimbatore, in front of which the car blast occurred on October 23, 2022

Sangameswarar Temple at Kottaimedu in Coimbatore, in front of which the car blast occurred on October 23, 2022 | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan

The Tiruppur city police conducted an inquiry with a 32-year-old man who was on their watch list.

The police conducted an inquiry with Abdul Razaq (32), a native of Rakkipalayam here.

According to the police, he was questioned by the National Investigation Agency in 2017 for his alleged links with IS sympathisers and later he was let off. He was kept under the watch of police intelligence.

On Sunday, the city police questioned him about his activities for the past five years and searched his home, following the Coimbatore car blast incident. No incriminating documents were found at his house, the police said, adding he would be let off after the inquiry.

Published - October 30, 2022 10:23 pm IST

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Fire brigade personnel at the spot where an explosion took place in a car in front of the Sangameswarar temple in Coimbatore early on October 23, 2022. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
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Tamil Nadu Governor R.N Ravi speaks during an event at J.S.S. Institute of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences premises in Coimbatore on October 28, 2022
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Coimbatore South MLA BJP, Vanathi Srinivasan. File
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J. James, president of Tamil Nadu Association of Cottage and Micro Enterprises speaks at a meeting of the association in Coimbatore. Representational image. File
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Tamilisai Soundararajan. File
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MDMK General Secretary Vaiko. File
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Director General of Police C. Sylendra Babu coming out of Coimbatore City Police Commissioner’s office after reviewing the progress of the investigation of the October 23 car blast on Thursday.
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Puthiya Tamilagam founder-president K. Krishnasamy. File
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Afsar Khan, 28, the sixth accused who was arrested by the police on October 27, 2022 for his alleged role in the Coimbatore car blast. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
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Security personnel checking a parked vehicle following the blast in Coimbatore, on Wednesday.
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Investigators suspect explosive substances were procured online in Coimbatore car explosion case
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C.P. Radhakrishnan. File
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Police personnel and experts at the blast site in Coimbatore on October 23, 2022.
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